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Dave Johnston🚶🐕 📷
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Galway exile in Cork
Family, Current Affairs,🚶‍♂️with 🐕, nature, hiking, 📸📱(all photos [iPhone12/16] my own unless credited)

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Love this photo from last night’s walk along the Blackrock Passage Greenway, Cork 🇮🇪

#photography
#nature
#landscape
#autumn
#train
#EastCoastKin
#speirghorm
#PhotoHour

🐕 🚶 📷 📱 📸 🌳 🍂 🚂 🌉 💚🧡🖤
This photo captures a beautifully atmospheric scene along a former railway line that has since been transformed into a peaceful greenway path. The old stone bridge arches overhead, its weathered masonry framed by dense foliage that glows with autumn colors—rich golds, reds, and deep greens. The ground is carpeted with a thick layer of fallen leaves, still glistening slightly from recent rain, reflecting the warm yellow glow of the lampposts that line the path. The lighting adds a magical, almost storybook quality: dusk has fallen, so the sky above is a deep, clear blue fading into evening, while the lamps create cozy pools of light along the trail. The trees arch inward, forming a natural tunnel that complements the old railway arches, giving a sense of depth and quiet continuity as the path disappears into the distance. It feels calm, nostalgic, and slightly mysterious—like a place where history lingers in the brickwork, and where a quiet walk might let you step out of the present for a while.
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Shroomates (to quote @anchoaescastilla.com) huddled together in a bed of leaves for warmth.

Douglas Community Park, Cork 🇮🇪

#photography
#nature
#landscape
#autumn
#fungi
#mushroom
#EastCoastKin
#speirghorm
#PhotoHour

🐕 🚶 📷 📱 📸 🌳 🍂 🍄 🍄‍🟫
A cluster of light tan mushrooms growing among green grass and fallen brown leaves. The mushroom caps are wavy and slightly curled, with some having leaves stuck to their surface. The background is a blurred grassy park, giving the scene a natural, outdoor look
November 10, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Evening stroll along the Champs à Leavesy 😉

Marina Promenade, Cork 🇮🇪

#photography
#nature
#landscape
#autumn
#dusk
#EastCoastKin
#speirghorm
#PhotoHour

🐕 🚶 📷 📱 📸 🌳 🍂
This photo shows a peaceful autumn scene along The Marina in Cork, a popular riverside promenade known for its long, tree-lined walkway. The path stretches straight into the distance, flanked by tall trees whose leaves have turned warm shades of gold, yellow, and soft orange. Many of the leaves have already fallen, forming a gentle carpet along the ground and softening the edges of the walkway. A few people move quietly through the scene—one person walking in a coat and another cycling towards the photographer—adding a sense of calm everyday life without disturbing the tranquility. To the left, water from the river Lee glows a soft blue, contrasting beautifully with the warm tones of the trees. The branches overhead form a kind of natural arch, giving the promenade a cozy, sheltered feel. The overall atmosphere is serene, reflective, and quintessentially autumn—like a moment of stillness in the middle of the city, where nature and daily life blend gently together.
November 9, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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Love this photo from last night’s walk along the Blackrock Passage Greenway, Cork 🇮🇪

#photography
#nature
#landscape
#autumn
#train
#EastCoastKin
#speirghorm
#PhotoHour

🐕 🚶 📷 📱 📸 🌳 🍂 🚂 🌉 💚🧡🖤
This photo captures a beautifully atmospheric scene along a former railway line that has since been transformed into a peaceful greenway path. The old stone bridge arches overhead, its weathered masonry framed by dense foliage that glows with autumn colors—rich golds, reds, and deep greens. The ground is carpeted with a thick layer of fallen leaves, still glistening slightly from recent rain, reflecting the warm yellow glow of the lampposts that line the path. The lighting adds a magical, almost storybook quality: dusk has fallen, so the sky above is a deep, clear blue fading into evening, while the lamps create cozy pools of light along the trail. The trees arch inward, forming a natural tunnel that complements the old railway arches, giving a sense of depth and quiet continuity as the path disappears into the distance. It feels calm, nostalgic, and slightly mysterious—like a place where history lingers in the brickwork, and where a quiet walk might let you step out of the present for a while.
November 8, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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Douglas, Cork 🇮🇪

#photography
#nature
#landscape
#autumn
#rain
#EastCoastKin
#speirgorm
#PhotoHourq

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A nighttime street scene illuminated by a warm streetlamp. The light shines through the autumn leaves of a tree, making them glow in shades of green, yellow, and orange. Fallen leaves cover the ground. A wooden bench sits near a stone wall on the left, partly in shadow. The road to the right is wet and reflective, with a pedestrian crossing and distant streetlights softly glowing in the background. The atmosphere is calm and quiet.
November 7, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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Another miserable night walk with low cloud and heavy mist. Can you spot the fisherman?

Blackrock passage greenway, Cork 🇮🇪

#photography
#nature
#landscape
#autumn
#fishing
#crane
#EastCoastKin
#speirghorm
#PhotoHour

🐕 🚶 📷 📱 📸 🌳 🍂 🎣 🏗️
A dimly lit riverside path on a rainy evening, lined with a black metal railing. Wet leaves glisten on the ground. A lone fisherman stands on the path, reeling in his line. Across the water, red warning lights on tall cranes glow through low mist, casting soft reflections onto the surface of the water. Overhead, dark tree branches frame the scene.
November 6, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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Turkey tail fungus on a tree trunk which- revisited

Douglas Community Park, Cork 🇮🇪

#photography
#nature
#landscape
#autumn
#fungi
#mushroom
#EastCoastKin
#speirghorm
#PhotoHour

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A close-up view of a tree stump outdoors in autumn, with clusters of pale, layered turkey tail fungus growing on its dark, weathered bark. Fallen leaves in shades of yellow, orange, and brown surround the base of the stump. In the background, a grassy park and trees with autumn foliage appear softly blurred.
November 5, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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What’s a community of mushrooms called?

Douglas Community Park, Cork 🇮🇪

#photography
#nature
#landscape
#autumn
#fungi
#mushroom
#EastCoastKin
#speirghorm
#PhotoHour

🐕 🚶 📷 📱 📸 🌳 🍂 🍄 🍄‍🟫
Clusters of bright brown and orange, bumpy-capped mushrooms growing at the base of a tree trunk which has moss and lichen growing on it. The tree is surrounded by damp soil, fallen leaves, and patches of green grass. The background shows a paved path and autumn trees with yellow and orange foliage.
November 4, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Sitting on a park bench watching the November sun go down

Ballintemple, Cork 🇮🇪

#photography
#nature
#landscape
#autumn
#sunset
#EastCoastKin
#ThePhotoHour

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A tree with sparse autumn leaves stands in the centre of a grassy park at sunset. The sky is filled with dramatic clouds in shades of blue, grey, and orange. A paved path curves around the tree, and two empty wooden benches sit on either side. Houses and a stone wall are visible in the background.
November 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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I’ll be home at some stage. Just catching sunsets.

Nov 2

Ballintemple,Cork 🇮🇪

#photography
#nature
#landscape
#PhotoHour
#fall
#autumn
#tree
#rock
#sunset

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A narrow dirt path winds through a grassy clearing toward a rocky hill covered in greenery. Tree branches with sparse autumn leaves frame the scene from above, and a soft, pastel-colored sky, just before sunset, with pink and purple clouds glows in the background.
November 2, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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More Autumnal colours abounding. Nov 1

Passage,Cork 🇮🇪

#photography
#nature
#landscape
#PhotoHour
#fall
#autumn
#tree

🐕 🚶📱 📸 📷 🌳 🍂 🍁
A road, passing through the woods in full autumn colour, is visible through iron gates.
November 1, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Ghostly sightings on Halloween night at Douglas Graveyard, Cork 🇮🇪

Oíche Shamhna Shona Daoibh!

#photography
#nature
#landscape
#PhotoHour
#ghost
#autumn
#rain
#samhain
#halloween

🐕 🚶📱 📸 📷 🍂 🌧️ 👻 🎃 🪦
October 31, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Seemingly never ending rain turning roads into rivers

Douglas,Cork 🇮🇪

#photography
#nature
#landscape
#PhotoHour
#fall
#autumn
#rain

🐕 🚶📱 📸 📷 🍂 🌧️ ☔️
Nighttime photo in black and white of swirling water flowing on urban street following heavy rain showers.
October 31, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Meanwhile, after all the kerfuffle about UFOs in the sky this evening, here’s a photo of the moon as it is about to slip under a duvet of cloud. Oiche mhaith agus codladh sámh.

Douglas,Cork 🇮🇪

#photography
#nature
#landscape
#PhotoHour
#ufo
#moon

🐕 🚶📱 📸 📷 🛸 🌙 ☁️
Golden lights and the moon reflecting on calm water.
October 29, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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‘Dubhghláise’ (meaning ‘Black Stream) emerges from the trees on its way into to Douglas, to which it gives its name.

Castletreasure, Douglas,Cork 🇮🇪

#photography
#nature
#landscape
#PhotoHour
#fall
#autumn
#tree
#river

🐕 🚶📱 📸 📷 🌳 🍂 🍁
A narrow stream emerges from the trees and flows through an overgrown field.
October 29, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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Autumnal colours abound. Douglas,Cork 🇮🇪

#photography
#nature
#landscape
#PhotoHour
#fall
#autumn
#tree

🐕 🚶📱 📸 📷 🌳 🍂 🍁
October 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Light and shade and a threat of rain in the late afternoon Douglas,Cork 🇮🇪

#photography
#nature
#landscape
#PhotoHour
#fall
#autumn
#tree

🐕 🚶📱 📸 📷 🌳 🍂 🍁 ☁️
October 27, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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A carpet of leaves adorns the Marina,Cork 🇮🇪

#photography
#nature
#landscape
#PhotoHour
#fall
#autumn
#tree

🐕 🚶📱 📸 📷 🌳 🍂 🍁
October 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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A spooky ghostly apparition arising from the depths of the darkness

#photography
#nature
#landscape
#PhotoHour
#ghost
#ghoul
#halloween
#spooky
#illusion

🐕 🚶📱 📸 📷 👻 🎃
Nighttime long exposure of water flowing away over concrete gives an appearance of a ghostly figure with an illusion of movement.
October 24, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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A curious robin somewhere near Grandas de Salime, Asturias 🇪🇸

#photography
#nature
#landscape
#PhotoHour
#robin
#camino
#caminoprimitivo
#caminodesantiago

🐕 🚶📱 📸 📷 🐦 🪶 🦉
A curious robin watches as we pass by.
October 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Ready for winter

#photography
#nature
#landscape
#PhotoHour
#autumn
#nightsky
#tree
#clouds

🐕 🚶📱 📸 📷 🌳 ✨ 🌌 ☁️ 🍂
October 22, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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A meteor in the night sky over Douglas, Cork

#photography
#nature
#landscape
#PhotoHour
#meteor
#nightsky
#b&w
#stars

🐕 🚶📱 📸 📷 ☄️ ✨ 🌌 🪐
A meteor passes over Black Bridge
October 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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In the mountains near Tineo, Asturias

#photography
#nature
#landscape
#PhotoHour
#mountain
#Asturias
#Spain
#camino
#caminoprimitivo
#caminodesantiago

🐕 🚶📱 📸 📷 🏔️ ☁️
October 20, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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Night mode on v night mode off. Think I prefer it off.

Barrington’s Folly in the revamped Holland Park

#photography
#nature
#landscape
#PhotoHour
#folly
#castle

🐕 🚶📱 📸 📷 🏰
October 18, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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Hidey hidey sheepsy, she’s watching ewe.

Somewhere near Grandas de Salime

#photography
#nature
#landscape
#PhotoHour
#sheep
#camino
#caminoprimitivo
#caminodesantiago

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She’s watching ewe.
October 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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European green lizard I met on my recent travels in Galicia

#photography
#nature
#landscape
#PhotoHour
#lizard
#camino
#caminoprimitivo
#caminodesantiago

🐕 🚶📱 📸 📷 🦎
October 15, 2025 at 10:19 PM